Senior Cloud Architect

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to support a long-term federal program. This position is 100% remote. The Senior Cloud Architect will support the technologies and platforms used to operate, manage, and monitor applications, data, and services residing in cloud environments. This role will leverage cloud management technologies across private cloud environments and FedRAMP-approved commercial cloud providers, with a focus on cloud infrastructure, virtualization, high availability, disaster recovery, and integration of cloud-based services.

Responsibilities of the Senior Cloud Architect include:

• Design, implement, configure, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure, platforms, applications, data, and services
• Manage and monitor cloud computing resources to ensure optimal performance, availability, reliability, and interaction between applications and services
• Leverage major commercial cloud provider technologies and private cloud platforms to support enterprise and federal environments
• Design and implement scalable and resilient cloud architectures aligned with application and infrastructure requirements
• Support the ongoing operation and optimization of cloud-based applications, services, and infrastructure
• Design, implement, and maintain High Availability (HA) solutions for critical applications and cloud services
• Design, implement, and test Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions to support business and mission continuity
• Develop cloud architectures that address availability, resiliency, scalability, performance, and recoverability requirements
• Support virtualization technologies and virtualized infrastructure within cloud and enterprise environments
• Monitor cloud environments and identify performance, availability, capacity, and reliability issues
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, application, and service issues and support root cause analysis and resolution
• Work with cloud management and monitoring tools to maintain visibility into infrastructure, applications, data, and services
• Integrate cloud-based applications and services using Web Services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and REST services
• Design and support RESTful API integrations between cloud services, applications, and enterprise systems
• Evaluate cloud services and technologies to identify opportunities for improved performance, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
• Support cloud migrations, modernization efforts, and integration of existing enterprise services with cloud environments
• Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevOps, and operations teams to develop and implement cloud solutions
• Develop technical designs, architecture documentation, implementation plans, and operational procedures
• Support cloud infrastructure lifecycle management, including implementation, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and optimization
• Assist with the development and implementation of cloud standards, architecture patterns, and technical best practices
• Ensure cloud solutions appropriately support federal security, compliance, and operational requirements
• Work with FedRAMP-approved commercial cloud providers and cloud environments supporting federal customers
• Analyze system and application dependencies to identify potential availability, performance, and disaster recovery risks
• Participate in technical planning, architecture reviews, design discussions, and implementation activities
• Provide technical guidance on cloud infrastructure, virtualization, HA/DR, and cloud service integration
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, configuration documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides

Qualifications of the Senior Cloud Architect include:

• 7+ years of related professional experience
• 5+ years of experience with virtualization and cloud technologies and platforms
• 3+ years of experience implementing High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions
• Hands-on experience with cloud computing technologies, platforms, and infrastructure
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting cloud-based solutions
• Experience with virtualization technologies and virtualized infrastructure
• Experience developing or implementing highly available and resilient infrastructure solutions
• Experience developing or implementing Disaster Recovery solutions
• Experience working with Web Services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and Representational State Transfer (REST) services
• Experience integrating cloud applications, services, and infrastructure through APIs and REST-based services
• Experience with cloud management and monitoring technologies
• Experience supporting enterprise or federal cloud environments
• Ability to troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure and service issues
• Ability to develop technical documentation, architecture designs, implementation plans, and operational procedures
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across engineering, infrastructure, application, and operations teams
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• CompTIA Cloud+ certification or ability to meet the applicable IAM I certification requirement

Preferred Qualifications of the Senior Cloud Architect include:

• Experience supporting federal government or Department of Defense (DoD) cloud environments
• Experience with FedRAMP requirements and FedRAMP-approved cloud services
• Experience with major commercial cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience supporting private cloud environments
• Experience with cloud architecture and enterprise infrastructure design
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale High Availability (HA) architectures
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale Disaster Recovery (DR) architectures
• Experience with cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• Experience with cloud infrastructure monitoring, performance management, and optimization
• Experience with cloud automation and infrastructure as code
• Experience with containerized applications and orchestration technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or similar container technologies
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar infrastructure automation tools
• Experience developing and integrating REST APIs and web services
• Experience with cloud-native application architectures and distributed systems
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and automated cloud infrastructure deployment
• Experience supporting cloud security, compliance, and authorization requirements in federal environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and automated provisioning
• Experience developing cloud architecture diagrams, technical designs, and implementation roadmaps
• Experience supporting enterprise application and infrastructure modernization

Compensation for the Senior Cloud Architect includes:

• Salary: $125,000-130,000 depending on experience
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Plan, Holidays, PTO, sick leave as required by law

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